28 April – SYDNEY, Australia: With profound sadness, beloved father, husband, brother, community leader, mentor and friend, Syed Atiq ul Hassan, peacefully returned to his Creator on Saturday, 26th April. Throughout his life, Syed Atiq ul Hassan dedicated over 36 years to serving multicultural and Islamic communities across Australia, including the Australian Pakistani community. He […]
Tag: Leadership
UN Permanent Forum on People of African Descent to hold its 4th Session (14 – 17 April)
IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Liverpool resident Tamirirashe (Tamisha) Matara has been invited to attend the 4th Session of the United Nations Permanent Forum on People of African Descent taking place in New York, 14 – 17 April. The Office of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) had been working to create a permanent Forum on People […]
The climate emergency: a firefighter’s warning
Climate inaction presents more serious dangers to firefighters globally today, but particularly in Australia, the driest inhabited continent on the planet. Since the Royal Commission into the 2009 Black Saturday bushfires, Australia’s all-time worst bushfire disasters, founding director of the Australian Firefighter’s Climate Alliance (AFCA) Jim Casey has advocated tirelessly for a larger, more professional […]
Human Rights Day: Tenzin Dorjee Book Launch
The Tibetan Nonviolent Struggle: A Strategic and Historical Analysis Contrary to a perception — fueled by Chinese propaganda during the 2008 Tibetan uprising that the Tibetan struggle is heading toward extremism, this study shows that the movement has since the 1950s moved toward a tighter embrace of nonviolent resistance. The study traces this evolution, analyzing […]